The Saleya Vest is a cropped, fitted vest perfect for layering over shirts and summer dresses. It features an allover mock cable pattern and neat ribbed hems and button-bands finished with an Italian bind-off. Inspired by the lavender and lilac sold at the Cours Saleya in Nice, the Saleya vest would feel right at home at a farmers’ market shopping for Niçoise delicacies.

The front and back of the vest are knit from provisional cast-ons and joined at the shoulders using a Kitchener seam or 3-needle bind-off. Stitches are picked up and knit for the collar and the collar is sewn down folded. Stitches are picked up along the sides of the vest for 2 button-bands. The provisional cast-ons at the front and back of the vest are undone and a ribbed border is knit on each section.

Note that the mock cable pattern is charted only.

Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8) 9 (10)

Bust circumference: 81 (90) 99 (108) 117 (126) 135 (144) 153 (162) cm / 31.9 (35.4) 39 (42.5) 46.1 (49.6) 53.1 (56.7) 60.2 (63.8) inches included the intended 5-10 cm / 2-4 inches of positive ease at the bust.

Length: 39 (41) 44 (46) 48 (50) 52 (54) 56 (58) cm / 15.4 (16.1) 17.3 (18.1) 18.9 (19.7) 20.5 (21.3) 22.0 (22.8) inches

Gauge: 17 st x 22 rows = 10 x 10 cm in stockinette, blocked.

Yarn: single strand of Aran-weight yarn (e.g. Drops Air, Berroco Vintage, Brooklyn Tweed Shelter): 400 (470) 560 (675) 720 (800) 890 (990) 1090 (1200) m / 440 (515) 615 (740) 790 (880) 975 (1080) 1200 (1310) yards

Needles:
5 mm circular or straight needles for main body
4.5 mm circular or straight needles for ribbing

Materials:
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scrap yarn for provisional cast-on / holding stitches
Measuring tape
6 15mm buttons (or however many you would like along the sides of your vest)